| 1983 European Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 September 1983 | ||
| Official name | John Player Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.206 km (2.613 miles) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 319.656 km (198.588 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:12.092 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | |
| Time | 1:14.342 on lap 70 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-BMW | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1983 European Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix of Europe[1]) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 25 September 1983. It was the fourteenth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.
The 76-lap race was won by Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW. Piquet's Drivers' Championship rival Alain Prost was second in a factory Renault, while Nigel Mansell was third in a Lotus-Renault. With the win, Piquet moved within two points of Prost at the top of the championship with one race remaining.
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1983". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 29 October 2017.